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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Systems Modeling Language (SysML)</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> is supported in the Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To simulate a SysML model, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click within a Parametric Diagram and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">SysML | Simulate Diagram...</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> context menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Simulation Configuration</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
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<img src="sysml_simulation_configuration.png" width="459" height="532" border="0" alt="sysml_simulation_configuration"></li>
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<p class="p_NumberedList"><span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Parameters</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> panel lists all of the parameters that can be assigned input. Select each of the required parameters and click on the right </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Arrow</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to assign them as input. Parameters designated as input parameters are listed in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Inputs</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> panel on the right.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">There must be at least one input parameter assigned for the simulation to execute.</span></p>
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<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Assign a set of values for each of the designated input parameters. For each input parameter, in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Input Values </span><span class="f_NumberedList">panel select one of the two possible value kinds:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Discrete</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - To enter a constant or a comma-separated range of discrete values</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Range</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - To enter a range of values beginning at the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">From</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> value and ending at the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">To</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> value. The input values are incremented by the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Step</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> value.</span></li>
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<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Specify the classes of output value:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3" style="font-weight: bold;">Parameters</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - To output the parameters' data, select the checkbox</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist3" style="font-weight: bold;">Variables</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - To output the data generated within each internal variable, select the checkbox. Internal variables are automatically generated by the simulator</span></li>
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<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Specify how the simulation results are to be reported. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Output Format</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> panel enables you to choose how the simulation outputs the simulation data.</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Plot To Graph</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3">: To plot the results on a 2-dimensional graph, select the checkbox; if you select this option, you must specify an input parameter for the plot's </span><span class="f_Bulletlist3" style="font-weight: bold;">X Axis</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Title</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - To enter a title for the graph, type in the title text</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Output to File</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3"> - To output the results to a CSV text file, select the checkbox and type or browse (</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[...]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist3">) for the file name.</span></li>
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<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-weight: bold;">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to execute the simulation.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SeeAlso"><span class="f_SeeAlso">See Also</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="sysml.htm">SysML</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="sysml_parametric_models.htm">SysML Parametric Models</a></span></li>
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